<div style="text-align: justify;">Carrot and beetroot are mostly used for salad and juice purpose. To know the physicochemical and bioactive composition of the locally grown carrot and beetroot, the present investigation was carried out. Physicochemical and bioactive compound like total soluble solids, total sugars, reducing sugars, titrable acidity, pH, ascorbic acid, total antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, betanin, total phenols and total carotenoids were determined from fresh carrot and beetroot juices. The results showed that fresh red carrot juice contained high amount of &beta;-carotenoids (4.59 mg/100 ml) content. Freshly extracted beetroot juice contained 62.20% DPPH scavenging antioxidant activity, 990.7 mg/100 ml total phenols, 790 mg/l anthocyanins, 520.3 mg/l betanins. The results suggest that carrot and beetroot juices are rich source of nutrients and bioactive compounds thus can be used for value addition in food formulations.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify;">Physicochemical and Bioactive Compounds in Carrot and Beetroot Juice</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">In recent years, betalain-containing fruits and vegetables have gained increased importance in research and food industry. The extracted betalains are safe to consume and are considered as health promoting molecules. <em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> studies highlighted the antioxidant and the biological activities of these pigments. However, the bioavailability of betalains, their ability to protect/treat oxidative stress related diseases and their health promoting properties were investigated using mainly rodents and human models. To enlarge the sphere of application of these pigments, research trials should be extended to farm animals. This paper details the bioavailabilty and the <em>in vivo</em> radical scavenging activity of these molecules and proposes their use as natural animal feed additives for future debate.</div>


Physicochemical and Bioactive Compounds in Carrot and Beetroot Juice

Betalains in Animal Nutrition and Health: Importance as Animal Feed Supplements- A Review